What color is #FFFE00?

#FFFE00 is a vivid yellow known as Yell for Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yell for Yellow?

The RGB value is 255, 254, 0: 255 red, 254 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yell for Yellow?

The complementary color is #0001FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFFE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yell for Yellow color: hex code #FFFE00

#FFFE00 rgb(255, 254, 0)

Shades of yellow

Yell for Yellow has the hex code #FFFE00. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 99.6% green and 0% blue (255, 254, 0).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.43:1).

Yell for Yellow (#FFFE00) color codes

HEX	`#FFFE00`
RGB	`rgb(255, 254, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 99.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.88, -21.08, 94.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.88, 96.62, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(76.685, 92.146, 13.747)`
Decimal	`16776704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yell for Yellow, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFFE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFFE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFFE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fffe00; }
.text { color: #fffe00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fffe00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 254 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fffe00, #81ff00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FFFE00 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FFFE00?: #FFFE00 is a vivid yellow known as Yell for Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yell for Yellow?: The RGB value is 255, 254, 0: 255 red, 254 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yell for Yellow?: The complementary color is #0001FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFFE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.43:1 and white text 1.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.